Rising Interest Rate Vs Falling Dollar

Here we go again, Home loan rates set to rise further.

In the last two years or so, banks have increased home loan rates from 6.5% to 11%, resulting in equated monthly installments (EMI) rising by 43%.

As These measures are likely to hit economic growth, For RBI the growth had now become a secondary concern; Controlling inflation is the central bank’s top priority.

Just few years ago, I would have never cared about the Interest Rate, but things are different now specially with the sinking of Dollar value against Rupees.

Back in 70's

It feels good to be back in 70's.
Thou this time It wasn't long winter, but any winter feels like never ending one until it gets over.

Dhingana.com

I was directed to this site by my brother while he was recommending "Diwas Ase Ki" Marathi album. After spending sometime on this site, I found that its very user friendly with clean, crystal clear sound having all those new web 2.0 features like SmartList, Tagging, Instant searching (DhinganaAssist) developed by bunch of engineers.

As name suggest, This site is mainly Marathi oriented with huge inventory of Hindi songs. Certainly, I will use this site when I feel like listening original "Dhagala Lagli kal" or "Mi Dolkar" or to keep updated with latest Marathi trends.

Is it over yet ?

Its(winter) not over until its over. Every winter has its own toll of snow shoveling, catching up with the fever. If you escape entire winter, then it all comes down in the last week.

Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa

It took 13 yrs for me to finally see this Kundan Shah classic. Its was long due; somehow I never got chance to see this movie and this time also I missed first 30 mins. As per songs of this movie’s are concern, I grew up on these melodies, from the favorite ‘Deewana Dil Deewana’, to romantic classic 'Ae Kash Ke Hum' to soulful emotional one 'Woh To Hai Albela'.

What I liked about the movie is the group band concept at abandon factory; those Shah Rukh's oversized blue & yellow T-shirts and this Cap, riding on his bike and who can forget that Goa locales.

According to Shah Rukh Khan, 'Kabhi Haan Kabhi Naa' remains one of his most cherished works, and he rates it as his all-time favorite film and I do agree with him.

* * *Talk is cheap, now on Personalized Homepage

This is one of the best thing happened with Google Personalized Homepage i.e. having Google Talk Gadget embedded in it. Now you don't have to download and install software to use it. No matter where you go, all you have to do is login to your Google account, and there it is. The beauty of this new Google Talk is every conversation starts in new tab,without having a need to manage all those IM windows.

Another new feature is, If you paste a URL from YouTube or Picasa Web Albums into your chat, the Google Talk will let you preview the videos and photos right in your conversation. So you know which picture the person is talking about when you share the album.

I suppose, Its 'Google way' of doing things.

Thomas Big Loader

This is a new entry in our little ones toys collection; ‘Thomas Big Loader’ a first toy from 'Thomas and Friends' brand. There is something about trains that fascinates everyone and 'Thomas and Friends' have upper hand in the train toys.

This particular set is a nice piece of engineering; coordinated with sequence of events taking place by one engine. Being a software guy, I can imagine lot of logical thinking has been put in this toy while designing it. One wrong placement or mismatch can spoil the entire game, by unit colliding with each other.

Thou I wouldn’t recommend for little ones; an interesting one for big ones.

ICC Cricket World Cup 2007

This is just to remind that, The ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 has started today. Another four years have passed on.

Even thou, I do not follow much these days, the website browsing and TV news does update you with the latests.

Driving on GSP(Garden State Parkway)

Its been sometime now, I have been driving on GSP(Garden State Parkway) but this is the first that I drove all the way from beginning to end for almost 170 miles on a visit to Atlantic City.

Speaking of Atlantic city, somehow due to some circumstances I am not able to avoid visiting this place. It just calls me after 1/2 years.

Forbes Billionaire Club & Leading India.

There were years when hardly few could make in the list of Forbes Billionaire Club from India. This has been changed drastically in the last 2/3 years. Now, India has the largest number of billionaires among the top 20 after the United States. Also, India became home to the most billionaires in Asia, pushing Japan back to the No. 2 spot.

What a contrast having most billionaires and poorer in the same country !